Railway-tie and fastener.



J. BYRNB. RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1914.

' 1 092 335 Patented Apr. 7, 191 i awvamt-o'a COLUMBIA; PLANOGHAPH cc., WASHINGTON, D. c

JOHN BYRNE, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENE-R.

Application filed January 22, 1914.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

Serial No. 813,754.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN BYRNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties and fasteners and more particularly to those which are of all metal construction.

- The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having a simply constructed and eiiicient clamping means for securing the rail upon the tie.

A secondary object is to provide means for securely maintaining said clamp in operative position.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein z- Figure 1 is a transverse section through a pair of rails showing the application of my improved tie and fastener; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tie, the clamps being removed from one end thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamping elements; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the clamping pins or keys hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a tie 1 formed of metal and preferably in the form of an inverted T, its upright wall 2 being notched as at 3 near its opposite ends for the reception of the base flanges of the rails R. The horizontal flanges 4 of the tie 1 are adapted to either rest upon or be embedded in the road bed as will be clearly understood. The upright wall 2 of the tie 1 is provided with transverse openings 5 which are preferably disposed beneath the central portions of the notches 3 and are here shown as being ovate in contour.

For securely retaining the rails-R seated within the notches 3, I provide hook shaped clamping plates 6, the bills 7 of which are adapted to overlie the base flanges of the rails R while the uppermost edges 8 of their bodies 9 are adapted to normally contact with the under sides of said base flanges. When in this position, transverse openings 10, through the bodies 9, are brought into alinement with the openings 5 in the wall The openings 10 are also ovate in contour and have their restricted ends uppermost'as have also the openings 5. hen the rails R are positioned within the notches 3 and the hook shaped plates 6 are in position, locking bolts or keys 11 are adapted to be inserted through the alined openings 5 and 10. Each key 11 is provided with a lateral head 12 on one end which head is shaped to slide through said registering openings and with a second head 13 on its opposite end which head constitutes an eccentric weight for a purpose to appear.

In assembling the parts the rails are first seated within the notches 3. The plates 6 are then positioned with their bills 7 overlying the base flanges of said rails and with their upper edges 8 contacting with the lower faces of said flanges. When in this position, as above stated, the ovate openings in the upright wall 2 and the plates 6 will register. The bolts or keys 11 are now turned to bring the restricted ends of their heads 16 uppermost whereupon said heads may be forced through said registering openings and the key is then given a half turn. This operation will cause the inner ends of the heads 12 and 13 to contact with the outer faces of the plates 6 while the central portion of said keys will be prevented from moving upward within said openings by the formation of the latter. When in this position, the eccentric weights 13 tend to maintain the keys 11 in their proper position.

lVhen it is desired to remove the rails 1%. or the ties 1 for any purpose, it is simply necessary to rotate the keys 11 until their heads 12 are passed freely through the openings 5 and 10 whereupon said keys may be removed and the plates 6 will be released.

I have described the various openings in the wall 2 and the plates 6 as being of ovate contour but I do not wish to be limited to this precise formation since it will be evident that the parts will operate to equal advantage with said openings of any other formation, provided they were smaller at their upper than at their lower extremities.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and minor details may be resorted to with out departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: V

1. The combination with a cross tie having a transverse opening through its body, said opening having a restricted portion at its top and means for anchoring one edge of a rail, of a hook shaped plate contacting With one side of said tie and having an opening registering with and of the same shape as the opening in said tie and a rotatable key passing through said'openings and having lateral heads on its opposite ends, one of said heads being of the same shape as said openings and the other head being enlarged and eccentrically Weighted, the bill of said hook-shaped plate overlying the free edge of said rail, for the purpose'set forth.

2. The combination With a cross tie having a substantially ovate opening transversely through its body and means for anchoring one edge of a rail, of a hook-shaped plate having a substantially ovate opening through its shank intermediate its ends and a key substantially circular in cross section and having headsprojecting laterally from its opposite ends, one of said heads being substantially ovate in cross section, the bill of said hook shaped plate being adapted to overlie the free edge of said rail and the end of said plate opposite said bill being adapted to contact With the base of said rail When said key is inserted through the openings in said rail and plate. 7

The combination with a rail and a cross tie having substantially ovate openings through its body, of hook shaped plates contacting With the opposite sides of said tie and having substantially ovate openings registering With the openings in said tie and keys revoluble Within said registering openings and having laterallyextending heads on their opposite ends, the heads on one end of said keys being substantially ovate in cross section and the heads on the opposite ends of said keys being eccentrically Weighted, the bills of said hook shaped plates overlying the flanges of said rail, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN BYRNE.

Witnesses:

IDA FARLEY, D. F. WHITE.

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